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100 1 _aTaleb, Nassim Nicholas,
_d1960-
_923032
245 1 4 _aSkin in the game :
_bhidden asymmetries in daily life /
_cNassim Nicholas Taleb
260 _aUnited Kingdon :
_bAllen Lane,
_cc2018.
300 _axiii, 279 p. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _a"Originally published in trade paperback by Random House, in 2010. The first edition of this work was published in hardcover by Random House, in 2007"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [401]-429) and index.
520 _aExamines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.
650 0 _aRisk
_xSociological aspects
_922082
650 0 _aRisk-taking (Psychology)
_xSocial aspects
_924438
650 0 _aInformation asymmetry
_xSocial aspects
_924439
650 0 _aUncertainty (Information theory)
_xSocial aspects
_923033
650 0 _aComplexity (Philosophy)
_914754
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